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Brazilian volleyball player
Hélia Souza
Fofão in 2010
Full name Hélia Rogério de Souza Pinto Nickname Fofão Born (1970-03-10 ) 10 March 1970 (age 54)
São Paulo ,
SP , BrazilHeight 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Weight 63 kg (139 lb) Spike 283 cm (111 in) Block 264 cm (104 in) Position Setter Current club Retired Number 15 (1992–1996) 7 (1999–2008)
Hélia Rogério de Souza (born 10 March 1970, in
São Paulo ), nicknamed Fofão , is a retired
[1]
Brazilian female
volleyball player who competed for
her country's national team in five consecutive
Summer Olympics , starting in 1992. She won a gold medal in
2008 and twice won a bronze medal, in
1996 and
2000 . She also claimed the gold medal at the
1999 Pan American Games .
She is nicknamed Fofão because of her large cheeks similar to a famous character of a 1980s children's TV program in Brazil named "
Fofão ".
[2]
Career
Fofão participated at the
1999 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup .
[3] She won the
2006–07 CEV Cup with the Italian club
Sirio Perugia and was awarded Best Setter .
[4] The next season with
Grupo 2002 Murcia she was awarded "Best Setter" at the
2007–08 CEV Indesit Champions League .
[5]
Fofão retired from the
Brazil national team on 7 September 2008, after helping her country beat
Dominican Republic 3-0 and won the
Final Four competition.
[6] From 1991, when she played her first game for Brazil, to 2008, she played 340 games for the national team.
[6]
Fofão signed with the Turkish club
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem since 4 July 2010.
[7]
Fofão won the bronze medal at the
2010–11 CEV Champions League with
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem .
[8]
[9]
Fofão won the silver medal at the
2013 Club World Championship playing with
Unilever Vôlei .
[10]
During the
2015 FIVB Club World Championship , Fofão played with the Brazilian club
Rexona Ades Rio and her team lost the bronze medal match to the Swiss
Voléro Zürich .
[1] At age 45, this was Fofao's last match, after which she announced her retirement.
[1]
Clubs
Awards
Individuals
Clubs
1998/1999 Brazilian Championship -
Champion, with UNIBAN/São Bernardo
2001 South American Clubs Championship -
Champion, with
MRV/Minas
2001/2002 Brazilian Championship -
Champion, with MRV/Minas
2005 Italian Championship -
Champion, with Despar Perugia
2005 Italian Cup -
Champion, with Despar Colussi Perugia
2004–05 CEV Cup -
Champion, with Sirio Perugia
2005–06 CEV Indesit Champions League -
Champion, with Sirio Perugia
2006 Italian Cup -
Champion, with Despar Perugia
2007 Italian Championship -
Champion, with Despar Perugia
2007 Italian Cup -
Champion, with Despar Colussi Perugia
2006–07 CEV Cup -
Champion, with Sirio Perugia
2007 Spanish Super Cup -
Champion, with
Grupo 2002 Murcia
2007–08 Spanish Queen's Cup -
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2007–08 Spanish Championship -
Champion, with Grupo 2002 Murcia
2010 Turkish Super Cup -
Champion, with
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
2010 FIVB World Club Championship -
Champion, with
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
2010–11 CEV Champions League -
Bronze medal, with
Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
2010–11 Aroma Women's Volleyball League -
Champion, with Fenerbahçe Acıbadem
2013 Club World Championship -
Runner-up, with
Unilever Vôlei
2013/2014 Superliga -
Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
2015 South American Clubs Championship -
Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
2014/2015 Superliga -
Champion, with Unilever Vôlei
References
External links
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